Col Puneet Doval, SM

About the Researcher :

Col Puneet Doval, SM is presently a Senior Fellow at CLAWS.

Academic Qualifications

Officer has done M.Sc. (Defence and Strategic Studies) from Madras University and M-Phil (Defence and Strategic Studies) from Panjab University. The officer has had instructional tenures at the IMA, Dehradun and Senior Command Wing of the Army War College, Mhow.

Career Profile

The officer is an alumnus of NDA, Khadakwasla and was commissioned into the MARATHA LI in Jun 1994. He has served in Counter Insurgency Operations in J&K and has had tenures in High Altitude Area (Siachen), as also, LoC in J&K. His professional courses include DSSC (Wellington), Senior Command (both in India and Israel), Army Higher Command Course and Crisis Mgt Course in Hawaii, USA. He has been GSO-1(Operations) in the Military Operations Directorate at the Army HQs and Col GS (Operations) of a RAPID Division, as also, a Command HQs along the Western Front. He has commanded his Battalion along the LoC in J&K, in the ever active sect of Krishna Ghati. The officer is a recipient of Sena Medal (Gallantry), COAS-Commendation Card (CC), VCOAS-CC, GOC-in-C Northern Command CC and ARTRAC Army Cdr’s Scholar Warrior Badge.